Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae), the brown dog tick, parasitizing humans in Brazil Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae), o carrapato vermelho do cão, parasitando humanos no Brasil
The objective of this paper is to describe four cases of human parasitism by Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latrielle) in Brazil. During an investigation regarding the species of ectoparasites of domestic dogs from the metropolitan region of Recife, Pernambuco state, four dog owners were found to be para...
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| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
2006-02-01
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| Series: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822006000100012 |